skim
[ skim ]
/ skɪm /
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verb (used with object), skimmed, skim·ming.
verb (used without object), skimmed, skim·ming.
noun
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Origin of skim
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English skymen, skemen, variant of scumen “to skim,” perhaps from Old French escumer “to remove scum”; see scum
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British Dictionary definitions for skim
skim
/ (skɪm) /
verb skims, skimming or skimmed
noun
See also skim off
Word Origin for skim
C15 skimmen, probably from scumen to skim; see scum
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